Other forms: defibrillators
A defibrillator is a device that shocks a stopped heart back into rhythm. A public defibrillator, fetch the defibrillator, use the defibrillator.
It does not start a stopped heart: it stops a chaotic one so the heart's own rhythm can restart, which is why chest compressions still matter. The public kind talks you through it and will not shock unless the rhythm calls for it.
1noundefibrillatorA device that shocks a stopped heart back into rhythm.
“A passer-by used the defibrillator at the station to restart the man's heart.”
defibrillator is a device.
From defibrillate + -or.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA